Western Kansas world., 1887-02-05

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1887.
Another cold snap this week.
Ice haryesters are again busy.
Washington streets enjoying boom.
j. E. Hits, of Oakley was in town
yesterday.
Coal merchants enjoyed the weather
OF the past week.
Thursday morning the mercury
reached 13o below zero.
j. r. Wilson has purchased some
property on Washington street.
j. G. Dunn, the wagonmaker OF
Ouinter, was in town yesterday.
j. e. Alsop, has been on the sick list
this week, but is able to be out again.
Work has been commenced on >. II.
Hegener's new bakery on Washington
street.
-R.A. Wakefield is about to erect a
dwelling on Miss Zellers' claim, south OF
the Smoky.
A child of Fl. jackson, who lives
south of the railroad, is reported to be
very sick.
Miss Pearl PAUL. has been confined
to the house with sickness for the past
two or three days.
Mrs. Ella Harlow, of Denver, Colo,
a daughter of Hon. Matt Williams, visited
in Wa-Keeney Sunday.
Col. Morgan will occupy the portion
of the Fl. P. Smith stone building recent
ly vacated by VIM. Spicer.
w, S. Johns has been suffering ex-
treme pain this week from blood boil
which ornaments his temple.
H. Kan. Walker is suffering with
very sore eyes, and is taking vacation
at his parents residence, on the Saline.
j. S. Werlich and J. r. Kershaw took
Sunday mornings express train for Kan
sas City, and returned Wednesday noon.
Mr.. E. S. Lokie, of Kankakee, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Clara L. Standiford, of Parsons,
Kans., are visiting their sister, Mrs. John
A. Nelson.
If Mr.. Ground Hog ventured out OF
his winter quarters on Wednesday, he
certainly had an opportunity of gazing
upon his shadow.
Geo. Williamson has returned from
Iowa, where he spent part of the winter.
After remaining in Wa-keeney day or
two, he went down to Alamota.
A Woman's Foreign Missionary
meeting will be held at the M. E. Church
tomorrow Sunday evening The SER
vices will be conducted by the ladies.
w. G. Olson is having the interior OF
his stone building on Washington street
painted and kalsomined. When COM
pleted he will move his harness shop
therein.
Matt Williams, former Iowa &C
quaintance of s. r. Hogin, has purchased
a fine ranch in the south part of this
county, and will engage in the stock
business.
WIN. Spicer has rented the building
Just south of the World Office, and has
had it fitted up in good shape for tailor
shop. This will make him more COM
modious place of business.
-J.B. Hogan returned from his north
ern trip Saturday night. He'reports the
weather in Minnesota as colder than it
has been for several years. He stopped
in Chicago on his way back.
VIM. Spicer showed us, the other day,
q large webb of cloth from which he is
making the suits for the band boys. 1t
is of good quality, and will make the best
suits worn by any band in the state.
j. L. Brown took Tuesday after
Moons train for his old home, Clarinda,
Iowa, to be gone about ten days. He
will also ~isit Chicago, where he intends
purchasing spring stock of clothing.
notwithstanding the day was dis
agreeably cold last Sunday, the baptismal
cermonies took place in Big creek. Seven
converts were baptised. A large con-
gregation of people from town witnessed
the ceremonies.
Baptist services viii be held to-mor-
row Sunday at 2:30 P. H., in the Presby-
terian church. Sunday school at 10 A. NJ.
The change in the preaching services is
made because the Presbyterians will hold